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SEND, UWE

Professor

Degrees:

• M.S., University of Sussex, UK
• M.S., University of Southampton, UK
• Ph.D., UCSD, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Research Interests:

• Thermohaline circulation (Atlantic MOC, Mediterranean)
• Water mass formation and effects
• Boundary current observations
• Coastal circulation and processes
• Ocean-climate interaction, CO2 uptake, acidification
• Physical-biogeochemical and ecosystem interactions
• Multi-disciplinary timeseries observations
• Global and coastal ocean observing systems
• Ocean observing techniques

Courses Recently Taught:

• SIO 219: Spec Topics/Physical Oceanogra
• SIO210: Physical Oceanography
• SIO219: Spec Topics/Physical Oceanogra

Honors and Awards:

• Petersen Prize, Kiel Germany, 2011
• Frieman Chair in Global Observation Research, 2004-Present

Mentoring:

• Wilson, Sam (Graduate; 2011-)
• Nam, SungHyun (Post Doc; 2008-)
• Fan, Xue (Graduate; 2007-)
• Lankhorst, Matthias (Post Doc; 2007-)
• Chavez, Gabriela (Graduate; 2005-)
• Kanzow, Torsten (Graduate; -2004)
• Lankhorst, Matthias (Graduate; -2007)
• Macrander, Andreas (Graduate; -2004)
• Schmidt, Sunke (Graduate; -2008)
• Testor, Pierre (Post Doc; -2004)

Send, U., G. Krahmann, D. Mauuary, Y. Desaubies, F. Gaillard, T. Terre, J. Papadakis, M. Taroudakis, E. Skarsoulis, and C. Millot, 1997: Acoustic observations of heat content across the Mediterranean Sea. Nature 385, 615-617

Gaillard, F., Y. Desaubies, U. Send, and F. Schott, 1997: A 4-D analysis of the thermal structure in the Gulf of Lions. J. Geophys. Res. 102(C6), 12515-12537

Menemenlis, D., T. Webb, C. Wunsch, U.Send, and C.Hill, 1997: Basin-scale ocean circulation from combined altimetric, tomographic and model data. Nature 385, 618-621

Marshall, J., F. Dobson, K. Moore, P. Rhines, M. Visbeck, E. D'Asaro, S. Chang, A. Clarke, R. Davis, K. Fischer, R. Garwood, P. Guest, C. Herbaut, T. Holt, J. Lazier, S. Legg, R. Pickart, M. Prater, I. Renfrew, F. Schott, U. Send, and R. Smethie (The Lab Sea Group), 1998: The Labrador Sea Deep Convection Experiment. Bull. Amer. Met. Soc. 79, 2033-2058

Send, Uwe and Rolf Käse, 1998: Parameterization of Processes in Deep Convection Regimes. In E.Chassignet and J.Verron (eds.): Ocean Modelling and Parameterization. Kluwer Academic Publishers, p.191-214

Send, U., J. Font, G. Krahmann, C. Millot, M. Rhein, and J. Tintore, 1999: Recent advances in observing the physical oceanography of the western Mediterranean Sea. Progr. Ocean. 44, 37-64

Rhein, M., U. Send, B. Klein, and G. Krahmann, 1999: Interbasin deep water exchange in the western Mediterranean. J. Geoph. Res. 104 (C10), 23495-23508

Fuda, J., C. Millot, I. Taupier-Letage, U. Send, and J. Bocognano, 2000: XBT monitoring of a meridian section across the western Mediterranean Sea. Deep-Sea Res. I 47, 2191-2218

Krahmann, G., F. Schott, and U. Send, 2000: Seasonal heat content changes in the western Mediterranean Sea as a means for evaluating surface heat flux formulations. J. Geophy. Res. 105 (C7), 16941-16950.

Skarsoulis, E.K. and U.Send, 2000: One-step analysis of non-linear traveltime data in ocean acoustic tomography. J. Atmosph. Ocean. Techn. 17, 240-254

Baschek, B., U. Send, J.-G. Lafuente, and J. Candela, 2001: Transport estimates in the Strait of Gibraltar with a tidal inverse model. J. Geophys. Res. 106 (C12), 31,033-31,044

Dushaw, B., Bold, G., Chiu, C.-S., Colosi, J., Cornuelle, B., Desaubies, Y., Dzieciuch, M., Forbes, A., Gaillard, F., Gavrilov, A., Gould, J., Howe, B., Lawrence, M., Lynch, J., Menemenlis, D., Mercer, J., Mikhalevsky, P., Munk, W., Nakano, I., Schott, F., Send, U., Spindel, R., Terre, T., Worcester,P., and Wunsch, C., 2001: Observing the Ocean in the 2000s: A Strategy for the Role of Acoustic Tomography in Ocean Climate Observation. In: Koblinsky, C.J., and Smith, N.R. (Eds.), Observing the Oceans in the 21st Century. Godae Project Office, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia, 391-418. ISBN 0642 70618 2.

Kindler, D., U. Send, and E. Skarsoulis, 2001: Relative-time inversions in the Labrador Sea acoustic tomography experiment. Acta Acoustica. Acustica 87, 738-747

Roemmich, D., O. Boebel, Y. Desaubies, H. Freeland, J. Kim, B. King, P.-Y. LeTraon, R. Molinari, B.W. Owens, S. Riser, U. Send, K. Takeuchi, S. Wijffels, 2001: Argo: The Global Array of Profiling Floats. In: Koblinsky, C.J., Smith, N.R. (Eds.): Observing the Oceans in the 21st Century. Melbourne. Godae Project Office, Bureau of Meteorology, 2001, S. 248-258. - ISBN ISBN 0642 70618 2

Send, U. and B. Baschek, 2001: Intensive ship-board observations of the flow through the Strait of Gibraltar. J. Geophys. Res. 106 (C12), 31,018-31,032

Send, U., Weller, R., Cunningham, S., Eriksen, C., Dickey, T., Kawabe, M., Lukas, R., McCartney, M., and Østerhus, S., 2001: Oceanographic Timeseries Observatories. In: Koblinsky, C.J., and Smith, N.R. (Eds.), Observing the Oceans in the 21st Century. Godae Project Office, Bureau of Meteorology, Melbourne, Australia, 376-390. ISBN 0642 70618 2.

Send, U., C. Eden, and F. Schott, 2002: Atlantic Equatorial Deep Jets: Space/Time Structure and Cross-Equatorial Fluxes. J. Phys. Oc. 32 (3), 891-902.

Send, U., T. Kanzow, W. Zenk and M. Rhein, 2002: Monitoring the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation at 16°N. Exchanges, 7 (3/4), 31-33.

Send, U., P.F. Worcester, B.D. Cornuelle, C.O. Tiemann, and B. Baschek, 2002: Integral measurements of mass transport and heat content in straits from acoustic transmissions. Deep-Sea Res. 49 (19) 4069-4096

Lilly, J.M., P.B. Rhines, F. Schott, K. Lavender, J. Lazier, U. Send, & E.D'Asaro (2003): Observations of the Labrador Sea eddy field. Progr. Oceanogr. 59, 75-176.

Skarsoulis, E.K., U. Send, G. Pipertakis and P. Testor (2004): Acoustic thermometry of the western Mediterranean basin. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 116(2), 790-798

Koertzinger, A., J. Schimanski, U. Send, and D. Wallace, 2004: The ocean takes a deep breath. Science 306(5700), 1337-1337

Koertzinger, A., J. Schimanski, and U. Send, 2005: High-quality oxygen measurements from profiling floats: A promising new technique. J. Atmos. Ocean. Techn. 22(3), 302-308

Macrander, A., U. Send, H. Valdimarsson, S. Jonsson, and R.H. Kaese (2005): Interannual changes in the overflow from the Nordic Seas into the Atlantic Ocean through Denmark Strait. Geophys. Res. Let. 32(6)

Boehme, L. and U. Send, 2005: Objective Analyses of hydrographic data for referencing profiling float salinities in highly variable environments. Deep-Sea Res. II 52(3-4), 651-664.

Machín, F., U. Send, W. Zenk, 2006. Intercomparing drifts from RAFOS and profiling floats in the deep western boundary current along the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Scientia Marina, 70 (1), 1-8.

Send, U. 2005: In-situ observations: platforms and techniques. In E.Chassignet and J.Verron (ed): Ocean Weather Forecasting: An Integrated View of Oceanography, 191-206. Springer Publ.

Kanzow, T., F. Flechtner, A. Chave, R. Schmidt, P. Schwintzer, and U.Send, 2005: Seasonal variation of ocean bottom pressure derived from GRACE: Local validation and global patterns. J. Geophys. Res. 110(C9), Art. No. C09001.

Testor, P., U. Send, J.-C. Gascard, C. Millot, I. Taupier-Letage, and K. Beranger (2005): The mean circulation of the southwestern Mediterranean Sea – the Algerian Gyres. J. Geophys. Res. 110(C11), Art. No. C11017.

Kanzow, T. , U. Send, W. Zenk, A. D. Chave, and M. Rhein, 2006: Monitoring the Integrated Deep Meridional Flow in the Tropical North Atlantic: Long-Term Performance of a Geostrophic Array. Deep-Sea Res. I, 53(3), 528-546

Schmidt, S. und U. Send (2007): Origin and Composition of Seasonal Labrador Sea Freshwater. J. Phys.Ocean, 37(6), 1445-1454.

Avsic, T., J. Karstensen, U. Send, J. Fischer (2006): Interannual variability of newly formed Labrador Sea Water from 1994 to 2005. Geophys. Res. Let., 33 (21), L21S02

Karstensen, J., Tom Avsic, J. Fischer, U. Send (2006): Subsurface temperature maxima in the Labrador Sea and the Subpolar North Atlantic. Geophys. Res. Let., 33 (21), L21S05

DeGrandpre, M.D., A. Körtzinger, U. Send, D.W.R. Wallace, R.G.J. Bellerby (2006): Uptake and sequestration of atmospheric CO2 in the Labrador Sea deep convection region. Geophys. Res. Let., 33 (21), L21S03

Macrander, A., R. H. Käse, U. Send, H. Valdimarsson, S. Jonsson (2007): Spatial and temporal structure of the Denmark Strait Overflow revealed by acoustic observations. Ocean Dynamics, 57(2), 75-89

Koertzinger, A., Send, U., Wallace, D. W. R.,Karstensen, J., DeGrandpre, M., (2008): Seasonal cycle of O-2 and pCO(2) in the central Labrador Sea: Atmospheric, biological, and physical implications. Global Biogeochemical Cycles, 22(1), GB1014

Kanzow, T., U. Send, M. McCartney (2008): On the variability of the deep meridional transports in the tropical North-Atlantic. Deep-Sea Res. I (in print)

Körtzinger, A., U. Send, R. S. Lampitt, S. Hartman, D. W. R. Wallace, J. Karstensen, M. G. Villagarcia, O. Llinás, and M. D. DeGrandpre (2008), The seasonal pCO2 cycle at 49°N/16.5°W in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and what it tells us about biological productivity, J. Geophys. Res., 113, C04020, doi:10.1029/2007JC004347.

Lankhorst, M., Fratantoni, D., Ollitrault, M., Richardson, P., Send, U., Zenk, W. (2009): The mid-depth circulation of the northwestern tropical Atlantic observed by floats. Deep Sea Research Part I: Oceanographic Research Papers, 56 (10). pp 1615-1632. doi: 10.1016/j.dsr.2009.06.002

Dobricic, S., Pinardi, N., Testor, P., Send, U. (2010): Impact of data assimilation of glider observations in the Ionian Sea (Eastern Mediterranean). Dynamics of Atmospheres and Oceans, 50, (1). pp 78-92. doi: 10.1016/j.dynatmoce.2010.01.001

Send, U. & Co-Authors (2010). "Towards an Integrated Observing System: In Situ Observations" in Proceedings of OceanObs’09: Sustained Ocean Observations and Information for Society (Vol. 1), Venice, Italy, 21-25 September 2009, Hall, J., Harrison, D.E. & Stammer, D., Eds., ESA Publication WPP-306, doi:10.5270/OceanObs09.pp.35

Nam, S., and U. Send (2011): Direct evidence of deep water intrusions onto the continental shelf via surging internal tides. Journal of Geophysical Research, 116, C05004. 15 pp. doi:10.1029/2010JC006692

Send, U., M. Lankhorst, and T. Kanzow (2011) : Observation of decadal change in the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation using 10 years of continuous transport data. Geophysical Research Letters, 38, L24606, doi:10.1029/2011GL049801

Nam, S., H.-J. Kim, and U. Send (2011): Amplification of hypoxic and acidic events by La Nina conditions on the continental shelf off California. Geophysical Research Letters. VOL. 38, L22602. doi:10.1029/2011GL049549

Cronin, M. F., R. A. Weller, R. S. Lampitt, and U. Send (2011). Ocean reference stations. In: Earth Observation, R.B. Rustamov and S.E. Salahova (eds.), InTech, Rijeka, Croatia, ISBN: 978-953-307-973-8.

Fan, X., U. Send, P. Testor, J. Karstensen, and P. Lherminier (2012): Irminger Sea Eddies: Properties, Spatial Distribution, and Temporal Variability. J. Phys. Ocean. Accepted.

Send, U., and S. Nam (2012): Relaxation from Upwelling: the effect on dissolved oxygen on the continental shelf. J. Geophys. Res. VOL. 117, C04024, doi:10.1029/2011JC007517

Hofmann, G.E. , J.E. Smith, K.S. Johnson, U. Send, L.A. Levin, F. Micheli, A. Paytan, N.N. Price, B. Peterson, Y. Takeshita, P.G. Matson, E.D. Crook, K.J. Kroeker, M.C. Gambi, E.B. Rivest, C.A. Frieder, P.C. Yu, T.R. Martz (2011): High-Frequency Dynamics of Ocean pH: A Multi-Ecosystem Comparison. PLoS ONE 6(12): e28983. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0028983

Send, U., G. Fowler, G. Siddall, B. Beanlands, M. Pittman, C. Waldmann, J. Karstensen, and R. Lampitt (2012): Seacycler: A moored open-ocean profiling system for the upper ocean in extended self-contained deployments. J. Atmos. Ocean. Techn. In print

Nam, S., and U. Send (2012): Resonant diurnal oscillations and mean alongshore flows driven by sea/land breeze forcing in the coastal Southern California Bight. J. Phys. Ocean. In print.

Send, U., L. Regier, and B. Jones (2012): Use of underwater gliders for acoustic data retrieval from subsurface oceanographic instrumentation and bi-directional communication in the deep ocean. J. Atmos. Ocean. Techn. In print